Modern Cinema Festival Report
Between the Modern Cinema Festival and other screenings I attended for the Weekly, I've basically been watching movies for the past four days straight,...
Considering Adam Driver
My last post in this irregular series was about an actor who is possibly too reticent for her own good in supporting roles. That’s...
Considering Toni Collette
Two months ago, I saw Toni Collette tear up the screen as a grieving mother who sees supernatural forces preying on her family in...
R.I.P., Isao Takahata
From overseas comes the sad but not unexpected news that Japanese anime director Isao Takahata has died at the age of 82. As all...
The Best Lead Performances of 2017
Overall, the women had it better than the men this year when it came to lead roles. That happens sometimes. As I’ve said before,...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2017
Before we get to the best lead performances of 2017, we’re running down the old hands and newcomers who gave us the most memorable...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2017
This was kind of a down year for movie dialogue, but I was still able to find some good examples from this year’s films....
The Best Directing Debuts of 2017
Here we go with my continuing coverage of the year in movies, as I tote up the most impressive of the first-time feature directors...
Considering Kevin Spacey
One of my early assignments for Fort Worth Weekly was going to the Eastchase theater in the fall of 1999. The multiplex (then part...
Alamo Drafthouse to Open in Denton
Ever since the first Alamo Drafthouse in North Texas opened in Richardson in 2013, movie buffs in Tarrant and Denton counties have been wondering...
